Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Pannun plot defendant Nikhil Gupta's sentencing delayed to November
A man named Nikhil Gupta has a court case in the United States.
The case is connected to something called the Pannun murder plot.
Mr. Gupta was supposed to find out what would happen to him on September 25, a day called his sentencing.
A judge usually decides the punishment at a sentencing hearing.
The person who was the target of the plot wanted to come to the hearing.
He wanted to tell the court how he feels about what happened.
But that person will be away from the United States on September 25.
The government's lawyers asked the court to move the date to a later time.
The court agreed and moved the sentencing to November 20, 2026.
Now the person can come to court and share what he wants to say.
A federal court in New York postponed Nikhil Gupta's sentencing from September 25 to November 20, 2026.
Prosecutors requested the delay in the sentencing date.
The alleged victim in the Pannun murder plot wanted to attend the hearing.
The victim sought to exercise his statutory right to be heard at the sentencing.
The victim will be outside the United States on the previously scheduled date.
- Who
- Nikhil Gupta and the alleged victim in the Pannun murder plot
- What
- Nikhil Gupta's sentencing was postponed from September 25 to November 20, 2026
- When
- September 25, 2026 (original date) and November 20, 2026 (new date)
- Where
- A federal court in New York, United States
- Why
- The alleged victim wanted to attend the hearing and exercise his statutory right to be heard but will be outside the United States on the original date
- Case
- Pannun murder plot
- Defendant
- Nikhil Gupta
- Court
- Federal court in New York
- Original sentencing date
- September 25, 2026
- New sentencing date
- November 20, 2026
- Delay requested by
- Prosecutors
- Reason for delay
- Alleged victim's request to attend and be heard